“Christmas is not a time, it is a state of mind” – A Course in Miracles (Original Edition) Are you getting caught in the busy-ness of the season? It’s easy to get lost in “doing” when what our soul wants is to rest in...
I used to get really freaked out that the more I turn to love, the more the ego is going to roar at me and whip me back into its little place. Many students of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) talk about the “ego backlash,” for the Course addresses that the ego (which is...
Over the past several weeks, I noticed I had an unexplainable feeling of flatness surrounding A Course in Miracles (ACIM). Since I began studying it in 1997, I’ve honestly never put the book down. My typical enthusiasm and love for the Course seemed like it went away...
There is no better feeling than releasing fear. Each time I allow fear in my own mind to be replaced by Love, I am one step closer to knowing my Self. My sense of inner peace strengthens. A sense of safety and security wells up in me, which tells me there is nothing...
Tucked in my journal is an entry about a powerful sleeping dream. My mom shared this dream which she had about me back in 2011, and I never intended to share her dream publicly. However, when I re-read it recently, I experienced a physical healing that was...
I am often asked the question, “How do I know if I’m making a decision for ego purposes vs. if I am making the decision with the Holy Spirit?” My answer: “You don’t have to worry about figuring it out.” Here’s why. As long as...
“Children of Light, you know not that the light is in you. Yet you will find it through its witnesses, for having GIVEN light to them they will return it.” – A Course in Miracles Sparkle Edition p. 296 Lately, I’ve been shown multiple instances of the truth of...
I recently returned home after spending five days in silence at a mindfulness meditation retreat at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS). IMS is located in rural Barre, Massachusetts, nestled in a beautiful forest with walking trails and even an outdoor meditation...
I offer thanks, not because it might seem like I have “more” when someone else has “less,” but because I’m grateful that I can “choose again” and come back to a loving and peaceful perception rather than the ego’s...
If you ever struggle with feeling like you’re not good enough, you’re not alone. Most everyone has felt some form of inadequacy at some point in their lives. It comes with the territory of being primarily identified as a body – a separate, personal self (aka...
Do you ever have one of those days where your entire day seems to be orchestrated around your ACIM Workbook Lesson? Today has been such a day for me. My lesson is #71: “Only God’s plan for salvation will work” (Salvation means “undoing of fear” or “undoing the belief...
According to “A Course in Miracles,” our “Inner Teacher” is the part of our mind that has not forgotten the truth of who we really are (Love). As our trust in our Inner Teacher grows, anxiety fades. In this excerpt from my talk about “How...